Debussy: Four-hand Piano Music, Vol. 2 / Armengaud, Chauzu
In 1891 Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé asked Debussy to compose incidental music for a theatrical version of his poem L’Après-midi d’un faune (The afternoon of the faun) and the resulting work, with its innovative melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic writing, is both impassioned and expressive. The four-hand arrangement was made by Ravel in 1910. Subtitled “esquisses symphoniques” – or symphonic sketches – La Mer, inspired by the natural phenomena of water, light and wind, is a masterpiece that doesn’t conform to structural convention. Of the evocatively enchanting Images, he wrote that it marked a departure for him, dealing with “realities” not impressionism.
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Catalog Number: 8573463
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UPC: 747313346370
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Label: Naxos
Composer: Claude Debussy
Performer: Jean-Pierre Armengaud, Olivier Chauzu